U.S. textile and apparel import report in March, 2020

May 22, 2020 ｜ by Zhao xh

U.S. imports of cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blends, and non-cotton, vegetable fiber textile and apparel products totaled 4,186.4 million square meter equivalents (MSME) in March 2020, a decline of 12.6% compared to March 2019, of which, that of China were 939.5 MSME, a decline of 38.6% compared to March 2019. U.S. imports of textile were 2,499.0 MSME in March 2020, down 12.5% from March 2019. U.S. Imports of apparel were 1,687.5 MSME in March 2020, down 12.9% from March 2019.

U.S. imports of textile and apparel were 14,657.8 MSME for the year-to-date March 2020, a decline of 10.7% from year-to-date March 2019, of which, that of China were 5,176.9 MSME, a decline of 25.9% compared to March 2019. U.S. imports of textiles were 8,652. 8 MSME for the year-to-date March 2020, a decline of 9.9% from the year-to-date March 2019. U.S. apparel imports for the year-to-date March 2020 were 6005.0 MSME, down 11.8% from the year-to-date March 2019.